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Geoffrey V of Anjou

«Plantagenet»

Count of Anjou and Maine from 1129; the previous year he had married Matilda, Henry I of England’s daughter. While she contested the English crown with Stephen of Blois, he conquered Normandy in 1144. His broom emblem, planta genista, gave its name to the Plantagenet dynasty of his son Henry II.

1113 – 1151Count of Anjou and Maine · Duke of NormandyPlantagenet
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Historical profile

Key details

Birth: 1113 Pending review

Death: 1151 Pending review

Role: Count of Anjou and Maine · Duke of Normandy

Dynasty: Plantagenet

Territories: Anjou (ES) · Maine (ES) · Normandy

Recorded governments and reigns
Count · Anjou · County Pending review1129–1151Effective rule
Count · Maine · County Pending review1129–1151Effective rule
Duke · Normandy · Duchy Pending review1144–1150Effective ruleHe conquered Normandy on his wife’s behalf during the English civil war and transferred it to his son Henry in 1150.
Family network

Recorded relationships

Parents
Fulk V of Anjou · ESPending review
Partners
Empress Matilda · ESPending review
Children
Crowns and unions

Their titles over time

Follow the changing territories and offices of Geoffrey V of Anjou. Each title retains its own status.

Governments in 1144

  • AnjouCount
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  • MaineCount
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  • NormandyDuke
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    • NormandyDuke · Effective rule1144–1150 · He conquered Normandy on his wife’s behalf during the English civil war and transferred it to his son Henry in 1150.

Annual dates: overlap within one year does not prove that two offices were held on the same day. Regencies and co-rulerships retain their labels.

Evidence for this profile

7 recorded claims · 7 without a claim-specific source. Context references do not by themselves verify every fact.

Dates (0/2 with a precise source)
  • BirthPending review

    1113

    A precise source has not yet been added.
    No individual review recorded ·
  • DeathPending review

    1151

    A precise source has not yet been added.
    No individual review recorded ·
Family and relationships (0/2 with a precise source)
  • FatherPending review

    Fulk V of Anjou

    A precise source has not yet been added.
    No individual review recorded ·
  • Marriage or partnershipPending review

    Empress Matilda

    A precise source has not yet been added.
    No individual review recorded ·
Governments (0/3 with a precise source)
  • GovernmentPending review

    Count · Anjou · 1129–1151

    A precise source has not yet been added.
    No individual review recorded ·
  • GovernmentPending review

    Count · Maine · 1129–1151

    A precise source has not yet been added.
    No individual review recorded ·
  • GovernmentPending review

    Duke · Normandy · 1144–1150

    A precise source has not yet been added.
    No individual review recorded ·
Editorial history
  • 2026-10-12 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
  • 2026-10-08 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
  • 2026-10-04 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
  • 2026-10-04 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
  • 2026-10-03 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
  • 2026-09-30 · The duchy is limited to Dijon and Autun; each other fief now enters the map only under its dated ruler. John III of Namur and the Nevers/Rethel branch were added. The previous shape combined later counties and unrelated lands as if all belonged to the duchy from 1363.
  • 2026-09-28 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.

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